The Bakers Arms in Blaby

As a polish person from the city with hundreds of great quality restaurants (which serve real food, not ready meals and frozen crap) I must say that this is the best you can get in Leicester and area around. Worth recommendation food and interior is amazing!

A brilliant old fashion pub with nice staff and a great atmosphere.

Place is very small. They sat us on a table that meant my friend had to keep getting up and down from her seat to allow waiters and other patrons to pass. Not reasonable when you are trying to enjoy a meal. The food came out burnt. Specifically the Yorkshire puddings and the chocolate brownie. The vegetables were hard and undercooked. The portions of meat were very small, and despite pre ordering our meal we were left waiting for 45 minutes. The squid starter was very very small also, like 3 tiny cuttings. Its a shame, as we have ate here a few years ago and the food was second to none, and they hadn't crammed in so much seating. They must have a new chef or something. I wiill mention they discounted my bill slightly for the burnt food. But we will not be returning.

Lovely cosy old pub and felt like you had gone back in time. Only had a drink but food menu looked good and because of this have booked for boxing day. There was a long delay before getting the drink but worth the wait.

Food was excellent. Cooked just to my liking. Service was good and the young staff worked well as a team. Well worth their increases in the minimum wage!! I’ve been going into the Arms since 1974 and I’m sure the beams are getting lower so small, cosy and very traditional.

A gem of olde English pub life with cosy places to sit and delicious Sunday roast served by lovely people.

Very friendly staff..good atmosphere and a great gin collection

I really like the bakers arms. It's a really beautiful old pub, the people, food and drink are always nice. I just wish I could afford it a bit more often.

Great beer, great attitude and brilliant service everytime 👏

Great local pub, reasonably priced with a lovely beer garden and more seating in the courtyard area.

I don't like it, and I would never recommend it to anyone.

A wonderful place with an amazing atmosphere, friendly staff and, of course, delicious food will make your evening unforgettable. I ordered the Pan seared fillet of red mullet and was simply delighted with the combination of delicious food and beautiful presentation of the dish. I will definitely visit this place again.

As someone who has dined at the Bakers Arms on many occasions over the last three years, it is incredibly disheartening to see the multitude of fake reviews I can see have recently been left (all within 1hr of each other from one friendship group - none of which who have dined at the bakers arms recently - or at all for that matter.....). The food here is always fresh and delicious, and their 5* EHO rating would say otherwise to any claims of the building being unkept or 'dirty' as one disgruntled ex-employee (and their friends) seems to have claimed. The award winning pub has used fresh, local suppliers in and around the Blaby district since it opened, and the fact that the first reviewers' only claim of 'unfresh' ingredients being used is 'spread' instead of butter makes this all seem like it has been posted with an ulterior motive. It seems to me that the previous reviewer has been let go for not meeting the high standards being set by this amazing village pub, and I sincerely hope anyone reading these reviews can see past their angry rambles of lies. I can guarantee anyone who has *actually* dined or visited this lovely pub (who does not have ulterior motives like this ex-employee and their friends) will be able to see and taste the fresh, clean and delicious food being served 7 days a week. Sincerely, Someone who has actually visited this pub and eaten their food. (P.S the false reviews claiming the bakers arms to be a 'cafe' shows how lazily they have produced these lies. As a tip - next time perhaps research what the place you're slandering actually is before spewing your lies for the internet to see ;))

Really great food in the restaurant,

Great find. Several veggie options. Lovely desserts 😄

A recent visit demonstrated a high level of flavour for both vegetarian and meat dishes. Recommended for a romantic meal too. Brilliant triple cooked chips! Great for a special meal or bar bites such as Tex Mex chips.

The pub its self is lovely and cosy with candles etc. I found the staff very attentive and we didn't have to wait long for our drinks and food. We order the Sunday lunch . My husband asked for mashed potato instead of roast potatoes and the waiter told him that they used all the mash up yesterday. Which implies the food is not fresh. The 2 Brussels were frozen as you would expect in September. The cauliflower cheese was hard and couldn't cut into it. The one carrot we had was fine.There are a lot of seasonal vegetables at this time of year which would have been better than what we had on our plate. As for the vegetarian option there was only one to choose from.

Wonderful pub with an excellent team running it. Great food good beer and they did a particularly good job of their bakers fest today. It was very busy and they were well on top of the busyness.

This is undoubtedly a charming pub. Unfortunately the service was terrible. Ordering drinks took an age & the range of drinks was poor for an establishment this classy. Table service, it took forever for the food to arrive but to their credit the food was good. Complete lack of urgency throughout.

Great little pub food did look good

Food was great. Lovely garden and interior. Cozy and intimate. A great place for a date.

We are on a barge holiday and looking for somewhere for a good quality meal , sadly so far really hard to find, however found this and had the best meal we all enjoyed it with food and service very good and the bill came as a surprise too. We would be expecting £100 a head where we from so this was good value too. Friendly service high quality 5 stars well earned here.

Our beautiful local! We only live down the road and have been using the bakers for a few years now. They have the best offer around with a good range of drinks and food to cater for all! We often order from the garden menu or pop in for Sunday lunch and have never had an issue. Staff are always friendly and there to help which makes previous reviews confusing to read as not a true reflection of our brilliant local. Don't let them put you off!

We are long-time patrons of the Bakers Arms in Blaby, having eaten there many times. Yesterday we had our wedding anniversary dinner there. I opted for the catch of the day (haddock) and my wife chose the risotto. We also had a sharing appetizer of bread and olives. Before we finished our appetizer the mains were unceremoniously plonked on the table in front of us. My fish was well overcooked and had dried out inside the batter. The batter was very dark brown (black in places) and very crunchy where it should have been light brown and crisp. The fish flesh was dry where it should have been moist. The chips were also overcooked, dark brown and very crunchy - not such a problem with chips, but still not perfect. To be fair, when the waiter asked if everything was OK I said 'no' and explained why. He did offer to change the meal, but it was too late by then. If I was the chef I would have been ashamed to send out my fish meal. I suspect that my meal had been cooked some time earlier (hence being overcooked) and that's why were were rushed to finish our appetizer. Not a great experience (costing £80), but I will not write them off yet based upon past good experiences.

Best Sunday lunch and desserts I have had in a long time. Competitively priced and well worth a visit. Thank you to all the staff for making this such a lovely experience. It's very rare these . Keep up the good work and and we shall definitely be returning. -

Thank you The Bakers Arms for another wonderful night of great food wine and memories. Special thanks to Chris Ed George and Liam.

great find. excellent food. country pub in town

Lovely pub, very well ran and pleasant, oodles of character and superb lunches!! Please send my compliments to the Chef.

Real hidden gem of a classic olde worlde pub. Lovely garden spaces, bar area for a drink, dog friendly, tardis like restaurant, brilliant chef with a delicious and inventive menu. Great evening for good value and wonderful food.

Good beer garden/ covered for outdoor drinking.

Lovely pub, food was delicious. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend to anyone.

Very quaint beautiful building, food is excellent and a goo beer selection, a lovely beer garden, access via steps

Had a couple of superb meals here now The menu has plenty to choose from and everything is cooked to perfection - staff are incredibly helpful and very friendly which is always a good indication of a lovely run restaurant/pub - always nice as well to sit in such a old building with all its past history. Inside or outside the atmosphere is very relaxed, definitely the place to go this summer.

First time visiting The Bakers Arms today and what a gem! Great features, lovely atmosphere and amazing Sunday lunch, will definitely be returning, staff were all friendly and professional despite being very busy, loved it! Thank you

Absolutely loved the Sunday roast, highly recommend it and the staff were working very hard and were friendly as nd accommodating 👍

I'm 6 foot, this place was built when people weren't 6 foot. However if you're looking for a historic place for a cool pint, this is it.

Visited on a Saturday lunchtime with a group of walkers. Staff had been very accommodating with preordering of food and several amendments to the order. Service was great. Food delicious. We all had a lovely time.

Wow amazing food but it wasn't just the food it was the special care we received for our ill Mum. Thank you from Mum and 2 daughters

Food is always great. Been again tonight, can't fault it... again x friendly staff, nice place with busy bar. Updated 21Apr22 - have a restaurant menu and a bar menu, equally great. Sat outside and ordered from the similar bar menu. Would recommend again

If you wish to step back in time and enjoy a meal and ale. I recommend this place. Very friendly service

Having a great evening until they called last orders at 9:45. Then the woman who was cleaning down had no customer service skills, used abrupt single phrases to tell us to drink up and go. Manager was very "apologetic" but equally rude about closing times, which, according to here aren't until 12 and the 10pm closure isn't made clear. We understood that closing is closing, but it is how things are said, and this was beyond lacking.

Very oldy worldly pub that serves good beers and food and it's fully booked for Xmas °

Fantastic evening lovley food guys but stake was A little red for a well done but still nice so would recommend

Food is excellent. My only negative was I felt cold.

A lovely public house bags of character very good staff food very good rather large portions making it a bit expensive

Eight of us went for a family get together and I Couldn't fault the food or the staff. Lovely Sunday lunch followed by the best Eton Mess we've ever had.

Get in early if you want a seat. It gets busy. Beautifully quaint building. Mind the step!

Mind your head. If you're tall, beware. Quaint and charming.

Nice Sunday dinner lovely old pub low beams lovely atmosphere.

Really lovely evening with sisters and daughter. Great menu choice.

Food amazing ,atmosphere great, service pleasant and welcoming what more could you ask for

Quaint old pub, we had the Xmas menu that was excellent as was the old original beer highly recommend. The only down side was the poor aim of customers in the toilets.

Excellent service warm welcome and very good food

Decline since being restaurant pub side very crowded and at 9 on a Friday they still kept the restaurant side closed off for even though it's empty. When they could of let the pub side flow into it. It's almost like they don't want to make a profit. From experience you get some munchies after drinking a little and they still could of sold food.

Disappointed as we went for a special occasion on a Monday, we booked. 1hr30 waiting for mains, plates cold, 2 out of 5 meals were not warm steak, chips and battered onion rings, and fish, chips they were cooked nicely but not hot by the time we got them. Service was poor, after first drink, we were offered complimentary bread and olives due to waiting times, but if we knew we had to wait that long, probably would have gone somewhere else. We had to ask for extra drinks after an hour. One staff member did say food wouldn't be long, just before it came out. Otherwise, we wouldn't have known how long we had to sit for. We were offered one free pudding as an apology but had birthday cake at home so we weren't ordering puddings.They weren't busy. Unfortunately won't be going again as it wasn't worth the money.

Been going to the Bakers for years, had my husbands 50th birthday meal a few years back with family, couldn't fault, delicious food, great service. Same to be said for numerous visits for Sunday lunch and evening meals. Unfortunately after looking forward to not cooking dinner at home, we were disappointed with todays Sunday lunch. Moved table due to the cold draught, not enough choice on the wine list for Rose, starters were average, main course was poor, the so called "cauliflower and brocolli cheese" consisted only of cauliflower, which was so hard, could barely eat it, couldn't see or taste any cheese, it was so dry. Potatoes were very bland, gravy was watery runny and temperature was just warm. Had desserts, crumble was nice, again temperature was barely warm for the custard. Overall for a regularly visited great place to eat and drink, felt very disappointed today, after checking the bill, 2 extra pints had been added in error, staff did rectify no problem, and felt £150 for 4 of us was very overpriced for the poor quality.

Großartiger Pub. Gemütlich, schwere Holzeinrichtung und eine tolle kleine Karte mit einer Auswahl zum Essen.

We visited briefly but first impressions were very good. A very old pub with a lovely atmosphere. Friendly staff and well kept Everard's beers. We'll be back.

Very nice atmosphere. Highly recommended

Love this little pub. Only warning is mind your head with the low ceiling. 😂

Lovely snug, heritage pub - great atmosphere - low ceilings, candles, beautiful decor (and loos) perfect pints and friendly service!

Food and portions were brilliant but steak sandwiches were over cooked

Very nice place,good food and staff very helpful and polite

Good portions and plenty of veg, Yorkshire was a bit disapointing. Also a reminder to. People working in the food industry that touching of hair and face whilst seving food is not permitted due to hygiene. One of the servers did not seem to grasp this.

Really beautiful historic pub, I used to come here with my cousins many moons ago. We came in on the off chance, it was very busy - they managed to accommodate us. The service was attentive, friendly and professional. The food was exquisite. Really tasty and filling. I eat a lot but after a shared starter and main, I couldn’t contemplate a dessert course. I will definitely return. Full marks all round, Chris C

Wonderful meal yesterday. The soup was very filling and thick. The roast dinner was excellent and the service was very good. This is a very old building which gave great atmosphere and included wooden beams. Head height was a challenge but the restaurant was full and they found us a table although we hadn’t booked. I enjoyed the cast ales and was pleasantly surprised when the bill arrived. May have limited access for wheelchairs.

The place was 'rammed', but we still got served promptly & politely, which made our 'get together' all the more pleasurable. Also, the food was very good.

Booked a table for our son’s graduation as our usual go to restaurant is closed for refurbishment and not disappointed. The service and food were exceptional, we particularly liked the Richard III pie Although the table was a bit of a squeeze for 8 of us, the service and food certainly made up for it I have no hesitation in recommending this restaurant.

Lovely shabby chic restaurant, food lovely, staff great 👍. Only 2 tables taken, but we dined at 7 pm? Loads of people in garden drinking as sunny evening. Will be back. Expensive, but so many places are. Nice for a romantic evening. Photos don't do justice.

Great food, lovely old building and good service too.

amazing night at the bakers (as always) went to the psychic night with friends, amazing food, service and atmosphere. would definitely go again! well done wills and the team

Attended the psychic night on Monday, had a great evening with lovely service lovely food. The psychics were amazing and me and my friends had such a laugh. Will definitely be returning! Couldn’t recommend the bakers arms psychic night enough!

went to the last psychic night and it was lit. had the most fun. food was perfect, and the service was amazing. would like to praise Alice for her amazing service, so friendly and welcoming. will definitely be returning, especially as they played taylor swift !!!

Ok so booked the psychic evening for mums Mother’s Day present, she likes stuff spread throughout the year. Paid the deposit and told the final amount would be taken from the same card on the day of event, no issues there on par with other establishments. The 5/6 course meal…. Disappointing to say the least, all served at room temperature, lacking taste and quality. Smoked salmon gravlax…. Nice wording for what was actually smoked salmon straight from the packet rolled in to circles, no dill or seasoning near it. The gazpacho just needed some tortillas to dip in because it was actually just a salsa sauce! Pork over cooked and no crispy crackling and let’s be fair it’s all about the cracking. The pub cannot be responsible for the psychics which we’re probably some folk from and old folks home out on a jolly. But the icing on the cake was getting a call some 5 minutes after leaving to say we hadn’t paid our bill! MORTIFIED. Obviously paid in fall but the slant in my character nearly as hard to swallow as the food! Not to be repeated! Fancy names like amuse bouche, palette cleanser and gravlax should really be used by those that can produce the products they advertise! What a crock!

Ok so booked the psychic evening for mums Mother’s Day present, she likes stuff spread throughout the year. Paid the deposit and told the final amount would be taken from the same card on the day of event, no issues there in park with other establishments. The 5/6 course meal…. Disappointing to say the least, all served at room temperature, lacking taste and quality. Smoked salmon gravlax…. Nice wording for what was actually smoked salmon straight from the packet rolled in to circles, no dill or seasoning near it. The gazpacho just needed some tortillas to dip in because it was actually just a salsa sauce! Pork over cooked and no crispy crackling and let’s be fair it’s all about the cracking. The pub cannot be responsible for the psychics which we’re probably some folk from and old folks home out on a jolly. But the icing on the cake was getting a call some 5 minutes after leaving to say we hadn’t paid our bill! MORTIFIED. Obviously paid in fall but the slant in my character nearly as hard to swallow as the food! Not to be repeated! Fancy names like amuse bouche, palette cleanser and gravlax should really be used by those that can produce the products they advertise! What a crock!

Excellent food ( I had the duck), and great service. We shall definitely be returning!

Wonderful Medieval pub. Lovely ambience, attentive and professional service. Great food! We will most definitely be returning. 😊

Great pub, Nice friendly staff.

Beautiful pub, lovely gardens, great staf. Slightly more expensive that other local pubs but much nicer.

The nicest place to eat out for miles in any direction.

Hope chef is better after being taken to hospital. Disappointed our special birthday meal booked for 1/5/23 was cancelled. Understanding we were only people booked in for tonite.

Lovely pub in Blaby. We really enjoyed our Sunday roast. The service was on point too!

Lovely Lovely Pub...very welcoming and cosy

Gorgeous country cottage style pub. Perfect for the vertically challenged (short) like myself. Beautiful decor and friendly staff.

Wanted to get out of the city centre and try somewhere new and this place had good reviews. The food wasn't bad but for the prices I was expecting a little bit more from it. I had the tiger pie and partner had the duck, both fine but a little underwhelming. Delightful banoffee pie. Main issue by far is the height of the ceilings, if you're 6 foot or over you have to walk like some kind of ogre to get out the building to the loo. Smacked my head hard on a beam coming back in. If you live local worth a visit, if not then wouldn't bother.

A brilliant pub , such a wonderful place to be in. Lived in Leicestershire for 54 years and this was my first visit but not my last.

Had a great roast dinner for four of us today. Nice quality food. Under £20 per head for two courses.

Lovely and quiet. Nice meal. We had the steak. Staff we great. Only downside is I’m 6ft 5 and had to keep bent over due to the period features. Otherwise a lovely experience

Just a Lovely traditional Village Pub.. 😁🍻

Friendly staff, good atmosphere. Great food and great service. What more could you want.

Been to eat here twice after looking on there Web site saying they are serving food on there page. drove 30 mins to get there for them to say no food today needs updating

We went for xmas party dinner was lovely.

This is usually a very friendly pub, with a good range of drinks from ales, lagers and ciders to wines and spirits. Food here is usually good too with a small range of starters, snacks and main meals. It can be a bit cramped inside as this pub/building dates back to the 1400s - it's low ceilings and doorways are a direct result of this so remember to duck as you move around! Not the most child friendly of pubs - I'll let you decide if that is a plus point or not 😉 but it does have some outdoor seating for those with kids and/or dogs.

I would recommend the Christmas Dinner George and the team were amazing. We arrived early i order my husband who is not well at present could be seated without hassle. We got drinks and all settled before the rest of the diners arrived. The waiting staff were outstanding and nothing was to much trouble. Thank you again

Great local, always make a point of visiting when I'm in the UK Great friendly staff and stumbling distance to my mums

I have always loved eating at The Bakers arms and have always thoroughly enjoyed the food. Yesterday I visited with my friend for a pre Christmas get together. As usual the pub looked absolutely beautiful. The staff are lovely and very smartly turned out. Like everywhere else, there are price hikes. Sadly, most of the food wasn’t very enjoyable. We both had the scotch egg for starters. The texture of the pork was the texture of raw sausage meat. It actually made me gag. We asked the chef to check it was cooked properly and apparently it was. It was barely warm and the meat was slimy and unpleasant. Sue had the lamb which was delicious and nicely cooked. I had the burger which again, was not nice. The meat had an unpleasant texture and wasn’t very juicy. Everything else about it was nice and the bacon was lovely. It just seemed like my starter and main was a waste of money. We ordered a sharing cheese board at just under £15 for dessert. The cheese was delicious but for the money we had three pieces of cheese each, four crackers, a small dish of chutney and far too much butter for a few crackers. There was also some celery. It used to be far better and used to include grapes. We felt that was a ridiculous price for what we got. We were only drinking lime and soda and our bill was £75. The waiter was helpful when we told him the issue we had with the starters. Sadly though, I won’t be coming back to eat. Everyone is having to adjust to the cost of living. We expect food to go up in cost but not for the quality to go down. I don’t know if the chef has changed since we last went pre covid. Yesterday’s meal wasn’t a patch on previous meals.

Great little find, quirky little place, but a tardis inside.

Great building from 1485, low wooden ceiling, and small ambience make you feel back in the past. The service is great, fast and gentle, and the drinks cool (tried the draugh beer). The menu spaces across meal, fish and veggy. If you want to breath an old English pub than thisnis a must go place in Birmingham.

Lovely pub, in or out and good food.

Wir waren 5 Tage in Leicester und haben super lecker bei Euch gegessen. Daumen hoch. Schöne Grüsse aus Hamburg .